Radiant Turquoise Quartz
Radiant Turquoise Quartz: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #7E5F89, #8A6E9D, #A484B4, #C19DCC, #21E198. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 3.16:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.16:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Muted Purple#7E5F89
A medium, muted purple (Muted Purple) that brings quiet luxury. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Purple Haze#8A6E9D
A medium, muted purple (Purple Haze) that brings a creative, premium air. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Petrified Purple#A484B4
A medium, muted purple (Petrified Purple) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Turnip Crown#C19DCC
A light, muted purple (Turnip Crown) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aquamarine#21E198
A light, vivid teal (Aquamarine) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.40:1Good 3/5
- On black12.28:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Slate | Text | #7E5F89 | 53% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #8A6E9D | 58% |
| ≈ Lavender | Primary | #A484B4 | 66% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #C19DCC | 74% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Background | #21E198 | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #221427 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #21e198;
--color-surface: #8a6e9d;
--color-primary: #a484b4;
--color-accent: #c19dcc;
--color-text: #221427;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #21e198;
--color-surface: #8a6e9d;
--color-primary: #a484b4;
--color-accent: #c19dcc;
--color-ink: #221427;
}
About this palette
Radiant Turquoise Quartz is palette number 13,321 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Turquoise (#21E198), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Turquoise (#21E198) at the light end to Slate (#7E5F89) at the dark end, covering 53% to 81% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #7E5F89: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 53% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
2. ≈ Slate #8A6E9D: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
3. ≈ Lavender #A484B4: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #C19DCC: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
5. ≈ Turquoise #21E198: suggested role background. It is a green color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.176, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the magenta, violet and green families, spread across 158 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.096 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Slate (#7E5F89) with Turquoise (#21E198) at a contrast ratio of 3.16:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#21E198), so this page suggests #221427 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.26:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #7E5F89 and #8A6E9D may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #7E5F89 and #8A6E9D may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #21E198 as the background, #8A6E9D for cards and surfaces, #A484B4 as the primary brand color, #C19DCC as the accent, and #221427 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Radiant Turquoise Quartz accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.16:1 (#7E5F89 on #21E198). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Lavender (#A484B4) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.